Job overview

If you are passionate about providing effective and high quality care to service users, and want to be involved in developing the community services in West Wiltshire then this is the job for you!

This is a specialist role for a practitioner who is experienced in working with psychotic disorders.  

The role will involve taking the clinical lead in the psychotic pathway, being able to manage a small complex caseload if deemed necessary as well as offering the other staff within this pathway guidance and support in managing their caseloads.  The post holder will be responsible for caseload supervision for staff in the psychotic pathway.

The post holder will need to have formal qualification and experience in delivering psychosocial  interventions for service users who have psychotic illnesses as well as a vast knowledge of medication management. 

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger. 

Main duties of the job

Clinical leadership of the psychotic pathway, including service development projects.

Rolling out and being involved in the delivery of interventions for the psychotic pathway, in line with national changes as part of the Community Mental Health Framework.

Overseeing the safe management and monitoring of medication that is used within the psychotic pathway. 

Holding a small complex caseload of service users.

Caseload management for staff working within the psychotic pathway.

Cross cover for other band 7 posts (senior practitioner / manager) within the team as required.

West Wilts CMHT are a well established, friendly team with a strong work ethic and a desire to provide the best possible care to service users.  The team is made up of professionals from a variety of disciplines which allows us to provide an holistic approach to treatment.  We work closely with our colleagues from other AWP teams as well as the local authority, local policing team and third sector organisations.

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. 

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.